Programs

FREE FAMILY SUNDAYS

Make Sunday afternoon family time without spending a dime. Every Sunday, join us for activities the entire family can enjoy. Express your inner artist in a hands-on workshop or enjoy an interactive gallery tour.

DECEMBER—Looking Forward Dare to be adventurous like contemporary artists.

Workshops, 2-5 p.m.
December 2: Color a Horse (Your Own Way)
December 9: Experiment with Surprising Materials
December 16: Design a Contraption
December 23: Make a Right-Side, Wrong-Side Composition

Family Tour, 2–2:45 p.m.
December 30: Welcome Back to the BMA Contemporary Wing

JANUARY—Matisse's Dancers
Leap into Matisse’s vision of dancers in motion

Workshops, 2-5 p.m.
January 6: Create a Clay Sculpture
January 13: Build a Matisse-Inspired Wire and Fabric Sculpture
January 20: Make an Oil Pastel of Dancers

Family Tour, 2–2:45 p.m.
January 27: Family Tour: Capturing the Body in Motion

FEBRUARY—Contemporary Voices
Investigate the innovative works in the new Contemporary Wing

Workshops, 2-5 p.m.
February 3: Construct a 3D Version of Zwelethu Mthethwa's Photographs
February 10: Make an Abstract-Expressionist Collage
February 17: Re-purpose Objects Found Around Town

Family Tour, 2–2:45 p.m.
February 24: Family Tour: Highlights of the Contemporary Wing

Raoudi, Matisse’s perky schnauzer, is the voice behind the Museum’s new Family Audio Tour, which highlights objects in the collection. Rather than headphones, the Family Audio Tour offers a handheld audio device that allows families to pause and chat about a work.